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Stories from November 29, 2024

Frigid Friday night with bitterly cold wind chills

Frigid Friday night with bitterly cold wind chills

A dry, frigid Arctic airmass persists through the weekend and into early next week. A slight warm-up is expected by mid-week, with temperatures rising back into the 30s.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Is Black Friday still a holiday shopping juggernaut in 2024?

Is Black Friday still a holiday shopping juggernaut in 2024?

Retailers in the United States and some other countries have spent weeks pushing early holiday deals, but they are trying to seduce customers with promises of bigger discounts on Black Friday.
by The Associated Press

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Navigating change in higher education

Navigating change in higher education

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the first African American president of St. Catherine University about her commitment to empowering women and helping first-generation college students navigate higher education.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Richard Flanagan’s exploration of history, family and human interconnection in ‘Question 7’

Richard Flanagan’s exploration of history, family and human interconnection in ‘Question 7’

Australian author Richard Flanagan recently became the first writer to win both the Booker Prize and the Baillie Gifford Prize for Best Book of Nonfiction. The latter prize was for his memoir “Question 7.” In it he examines his own life through a series of interconnections stretching across history and spanning the globe.
by Euan Kerr

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All I want for Christmas is ... help getting this song out of my head

All I want for Christmas is ... help getting this song out of my head

The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.
by Chloe Veltman

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Cold, breezy, brighter Friday. Warmer next week.

Cold, breezy, brighter Friday. Warmer next week.

Friday and Saturday will be our coldest days yet. Wind chills will be subzero both Friday and Saturday mornings for most of the state. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the deadliest in nearly two decades

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the deadliest in nearly two decades

The six-month season saw an above-average number of storms. Scientists say climate change is leading to more powerful and deadly hurricanes that can affect inland communities far from the coasts.
by Greg Allen

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Minnesota businesses that rely on snow hope for better conditions after less-than-ideal winter last year

Minnesota businesses that rely on snow hope for better conditions after less-than-ideal winter last year

Unprecedented warmth and record-low precipitation during the 2023-24 winter season left many Minnesota businesses that rely on snow and cold weather struggling to survive. Now those businesses are working to prepare for their upcoming seasons after a less-than-ideal experience last year. 
by Calli Hadler

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